Device for medicating smoke



p 18, 1934. J. L. JORDAN, JR., -ET AL 1,974,242

DEVICE FOR MEDICATING SMOKE Fild Sept. 6, 1933 2 Sheets-Sheet l I nventow' Attorney Sept. 18, 1934. J. 1.. JORDAN, JR., AL 1,974,242

DEVICE FOR MEDICATING SMOKE Filed Sept. 6, 1933 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 I nvntons' @72217200' .ZJord 6/9. @Ls'ani farizs Attorney entree stares arenr revea s DEVIICE Iron rnrnrcn'rmc SMQKIE James L. Jordan, Jan, and 'llyscn All (Curtis,

lilartsvillle, S. (C.

Application September t, 1933, Serial No. $88356 d Claims. (@l. isl -lit) This invention relatesto a device for medicat= and this bore 7 are located the radial recesses ing smoke, the general object of the invention be-= 8 preferably shaped as shown in Figure 2 and ing to provide a cigarette holder, cigar holder preferably arranged as shown in Figure 6, these or pipe stem, so constructed as to provide a conrecesses opening out into the front end of the venient, efiective and efficient way of taking subchamber The front end of the tube 2 is stances of various kinds into the body with the formed with the outwardly and forwardly slopl f r the purpose of effecting relief from ing ports 9 which, when the parts are in one iseases, ailments, irritations, etc., corposition, will communicate with the recesses 8,

bad breath and for giving a better taste but when the parts are in another position, said to the smoke and mouth. ports will be closed by the solid portions of the This invention also consists in certain other cylinder 3 located between the recesses 8. Thus features of construction and in the combination these ports 9 act as out-take valves for controland arrangement of the several parts, to be hereling communication between the front end of the fully described, illustrated in. the accomtube 2 and the front end or the chamber a.

15 panying drawings and specifically pointed out in Recesses 10 are formed in the reduced end of v the appended claims. the mouthpiece and outwardly and r'earwardly In describing the invention in detail, reference sloping ports ll are formed in the rear end or will be had to the accompanying drawings wherethe cylinderl and when the members 1 and 3 in like characters denote like or corresponding are in a certain position, the ports ll will cornm parts throughout the several views, and in municate with the recesses to, as shown in Figwhichaure '3', but when the parts i and 3 are partly ro- Figure l is an elevation of the invention, showtated relative to each other, the ports 11 will be ing the same in use as a cigar or cigarette holder. out of communication with the recesses 10, as

Figure 2 is alongitudinal sectional view. shown in Figure d. These ports ii and recesses 2g 3 is a fragmentary top plan view. act asjintake valves for controlling the admis m Figure l is a view of the cartridge. sion of air to the rear end of the chamber 4. Figure 5 is a section on line 5-5 of Figure 2. The mouth piece l is provided with a groove 12 Figure 6 is a section on line 6-8 of Figure 2. (see Figure 3), into which extends a projection Figure '7 is a section on line 77 of Figure 2, 13 on the cylinder 3, this groove and projection showing "the intake valves open. limiting relative rotary movement between the Figure 8 is a similar view, showing said valves parts 1 and 3, and indicia, shown generally at it, closed. is placed on the mouth piece adjacent the groove Figure i9 is a section on line -Q of Figure 2. l2 and the projection 13 acts as amarker for said As before stated, the invention can be used indicia so as to indicate the condition of the with a cigarette holder, a cigar holder or a pipe, valve means. As shown in Figure 3, when the m but in order to simplify the description, the device projection 13 is in the central position and oppowill be referred to as a cigarette holder. site the letter (If, both sets of valves are closed. In these drawings, the numeral 1 indicates the When the cy has been p y rotated to mouth piece and the numeral 2 indicates a tube left t place the projefltion 13 pp E19 4 having its bore forming a continuation of the bore numeral 1, the ports 9 will b in communication of the mouth piece and said tube ext nd w ll with the recesses 8 and when the projection 13 is beyond the inner end of the mouth p h opposite the numeral 2, both sets of valves will be m 3 indicates cylinder, t major para opened so that air can enter the rear end of the tion of which forms a chamber a thr h hi h cylinder 4 and the front end of the tube 2 will be #5 the tube 2 passes, The inner e d of'the th in communication with the front end of the piece is reduced, as shown at 5, and the adjacent Chamber. end of the cylinder 3 telescopes this reduced end A container A is adapte to be Placed in the and the parts are held together by friction, but chamber 4 this Container is Preferably said parts can be rotated relative to each other. formed of a perforated Cylinder 15 having its d 50 The front end of the cylinder is formed with a closed by perforated disks 16, one of which is fric- 5 .socket 6 to receive a cigarette or a cigar or, as tionally held in the cylinder and atube 1'7, also before stated, the device can be used with a. pipe. perforated, passes through the central part of the At the inner end of the socket is a reduced short cylinder and surrounds the smoke tube 2 and has bore '7 which receives the front end of the tube its ends passing through the disks 16. This cylin- 55 and between the front end of the chamber 4 der Ais'to contain suitable substances. as w be proportions.

hereinafter described, and it has tongues 18 projecting from its ends for engaging the end walls of the chamber 4 so that the ends of the container A, composed of the disks 16, are spaced from the ends of the chamber 4. The cylinder 15 is of slightly less diameter than the diameter of the chamber 4, as shown in Figure 2, so as to leave a slight space around the cylinder.

Thus it will be seen that if both sets of valve means are opened, air will enter the rear end of the chamber 4 and mix with the vapors of the substances in the container A and then pass through the recesses 8 and ports 9 into the smoke pipe 2, where the mixture of air and vapors will mix with the smoke and thus pass into the mouth of the user. By closing'the rear set of valves, the vapors from the substances will pass-into the smoke tube without being mixed with air and by closing both sets of valves, only the smoke will pass into the mouth of the user. Of course, by but partly closing the valve means, the amount of vapors either mixed with air or not mixed with air, passing into the smoke tube, can be regulated.

It is our idea to have a series of such cartridges composed of volatile substances that are beneficial in the prevention and treatment of various diseases, ailments and irritations, such as colds, asthma, halitosis, etc. Also, in this series there will be cartridges that will render a more pleasant taste to the smoke, that will render a more pleasant taste to the mouth, and that will render a more pleasant odor to the breath. some of these cartridges will be composed of substances that will serve a double or multiple purpose. An illus= tration of this type of cartridge is one that is com posed' of menthol, camphor, ammonium carbonate and aromatic substances in the proper Qbviously, while this cartridge is beneficial in the treatment of colds, it also would render a more pleasant taste to'the smoke and mouth.

There can be no hard and fast rules regarding the method of construction of the cartridges because of the difierent properties possessed by the various ingredients composing them. In the case of slightly volatile substances, we will make the cartridges more porous by perforating them with holes or in some other effective way.

In some of the cartridges that are composed of solid substances, we will mould or crystallize them into form, while in others we will bind them into form with a suitable fibrous material or encase them in a perforated or porous shell. In some cases of liquid substances, we will employ suitable solids having the desired form to absorb the liquid, while in other cases, we will use absorbents, such as cotton encased in a perforated shell having the desired size and shape, to absorb the liquid.

In addition to the series described above, we will have blank cartridges to be filled at drug stores according to the user's physicians prescription. Those for solid substances will be constructed of suitablematerials having the form of porous or perforated shells. The ones for liquids will be made of absorbents having the desired form and size orthey will be made of absorbents encased in porous or perforated shells.

For substances that range from slightly to medium -volatile, the user rotates the parts until the indicator shows that all of the valves are open or partly open, depending upon the degree of volatility and the notion of the individual user. In this case, air will enter through the intake increase valves, mix with the volatized substances, and pass through the out-take valves into the smoke passage tube. This mixture, together with the smoke, passes into -the mouth.

For substances that range from medium to extrerne volatility, the parts are rotated until the indicator shows that the intake valves are closed, while the out-take valves are open or partly open, depending upon the degree of volatility and the notion of the individual user. In this case, the volatilized substance will pass through the out-take valves into the smoke passage tube and together with the smoke will be conducted into the mouth. I

In case the user wanted to use the device as an ordinary cigarette holder, he could do so by rotating the parts until the indicator showed that all valves were closed.

This device can also be usedby people who do not smoke, that is, it can be used for purely its medical value by simply rotating the parts as prescribed above for the different degrees of volatility. In this case, the user will get better results by closing the end with his or her finger.

In order to prevent unnecessary wasting of the volatile substances, the parts should be rotated until the indicator shows that all valves are closed when the device is not being used.

Due to the design, these articles are adapted for use with substances having any degree of volatility as well as being adapted to suit the individuals notion.

It. is thought from theforegoing description that the advantages and novel features of the invention will be readily apparent.

It is to be understood that changes may be made in the construction and in the combination and arrangement of theseveral parts, provided that such changes fall within the scope of the appended claims.

What is claimed is:--

i. In a smoke device, a mouth piece including a bore, a smoke tube connected with the mouth piece, a tubular member forming a chamber and rotatably connected with the mouth piece, said tube passing through the chamber, the front end. of the tube having a port therein and the front wall of the chamber having a, recess therein for connecting the chamber with the tube through the port when the parts are in one position, the port being closed by a solid part of the tubular member when the parts .are in another position, said tubular member having a port therein ccnnect= a bore, a smoke tube connected with the mouth' piece, a tubular member forming a chamber and rotatably connected with the mouth piece, said tube passing through the chamber, the front end of the tube having aport therein and the front wall of the chamber having arecess therein for connecting the chamber with the tube through the port when the parts are in one position, the,

port being closed by a solid part of the tubular member when the parts are in another position, said tubular member having a port therein conmeeting the chamber with the atmosphere, and the inner end of the mouth piece having'a recess therein which will connect the port with the BID chamber when the parts are in one position, the port being closed by a, solid part of the mouth piece when the parts are in another position, means for holding substances in said chamber, such means including a perforated cylinder, a perforated tube passing through the cylinder and encircling a part of the smoke tube, and end pieces for the cylinder having perforations therein.

3. In a smoke device, a mouth piece including a bore, a smoke tube connected with the mouth piece, a tubular member forming a chamber and rotatably connected with the mouthpiece, said tube passing through the chamber, the front end of the tube having a port therein'and the front wall of the chamber having a recess therein for connecting the chamber with the tube through the port when the parts are in one position, the port being closed by a solid part of the tubular member when the parts are in another position, said tubular member having a port therein connecting the chamber with the atmosphere, and the inner end of the mouth piece having a recess therein which will connect the port with the chamber when the parts are in one position, the port being closed by a solid part of the mouth piece when the parts are in another position, means for holding substances in said chamber,

.valve means for controlling the port, and a tube extending through the medicating substance forming a, continuous passage between the mouthpiece passage and the holder, said holder having a recess adapted to receive the tobacco article and communicating with the tube, said tube having a port, and valve means for the tube port connecting the chamber with the continuous passage, whereby when both valves are open air will pass through the medicating substance into the passage and'medicate the smoke and when the valve for the tube port is closed, said chamber is placed out of communication with the passage and the smoke is not treated with medicated air.

JAMES L. JORDAN, JR. TYSON A. CURTIS. 

